ABC Reorganizes West Coast Daytime Execs After ‘FABLife’ Disaster (Exclusive)
Daytime chief Lisa Hackner is in talks for a possible new role at the company, sources close to the situation say, while her top lieutenants Sheila Bouttier and Jill Mullikan-Bates are likely leaving.
Hackner has served as executive vice president of daytime and syndicated programming at ABC since 2013, overseeing mainly shows on the West Coast, including the soap “General Hospital.”
Hackner previously worked at Telepictures Productions, the Warner Bros. syndication unit, where she helped develop series such as “TMZ” and “The Tyra Banks Show.”
Paul Lee, then the president of ABC Entertainment Group, brought Hackner aboard in 2013 to help revamp the network’s daytime programming from the West Coast.
Earlier this year, Lee left the network after reported power struggles with his boss, Disney/ ABC Television Group President Ben Sherwood.
Shortly after Lee exited, Rebecca Campbell, ABC’s stations boss, saw her role expanded to include oversight of the network’s daytime programming.
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